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CAMPBELL v. TOWSE

Nos. 95-2949, 95-3400.

99 F.3d 820 (1996)

Gregory CAMPBELL, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. R.W. TOWSE, Individually and as Mayor of the City of Alton, Illinois, Defendant-Appellee, and Sylvester Jones, Individually and as Chief of Police of the City of Alton, Illinois, and City of Alton, Illinois, Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 29, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Frazier (argued), Fred Schlosser, Metnick, Wise, Cherry & Frazier, Springfield, IL, for Gregory Campbell in No. 95-2949.

Christine L. Olson, D. Kendall Griffith (argued), Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, IL, William F. Kopis, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Belleville, IL, for Sylvester Jones in both cases.

Frederick J. Hess (argued), Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C., Belleville, IL, for R. W. Towse.

William L. Hanks, Keefe & Depauli, Fairview Heights, IL, for City of Alton, Illinois.

Richard D. Frazier (argued), Fred Schlosser, Thomas W. Patton, Metnick, Wise, Cherry & Frazier, Springfield, IL, for Gregory Campbell in No. 95-3400.

Christine L. Olson, D. Kendall Griffith, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, IL, William F. Kopis, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Belleville, IL, William L. Hanks, Keefe & Depauli, Fairview Heights, IL, for City of Alton, Illinois in No. 95-3400.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and ROVNER and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Gregory Campbell, a lieutenant with the City of Alton Police Department (Department) in Alton, Illinois, was suspended with pay for nine days after he wrote a letter to Chief of Police Sylvester Jones asking to be relieved of his position as Commander of the Bureau of Field Services and to be reassigned to another position. In the letter, Campbell stated that he disagreed with the "management style" and "law enforcement philosophy...

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